Suffering

Roger Olson, “Calvinism and God-ordained Suffering: A Follow Up”

November 10, 2014 , SEA , Comment Closed

This is for those who have been following the recent discussion thread about what a Calvinist care-giver should say, if he or she chose to express a classical Calvinist view of God’s sovereignty, to a…

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Roger Olson, “A Question to Calvinists”

November 4, 2014 , SEA , Comment Closed

One of my most faithful blog visitors and participants signed off recently, telling me in a message not to be posted that he would no longer read my blog. He is a self-identified Calvinist and…

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Roger Olson, “What Is the Duty of a Christian Care-giver (Such as a Chaplain)?”

October 29, 2014 , SEA , 1 Comment

I recently had a fascinating discussion with a couple hospital chaplains about theology and what I would call “therapeutic ministry” to the suffering. By “the suffering” I mean those who are ill or wounded and…

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Sid Litke, “Why Is There Suffering?”

August 20, 2014 , SEA , Comment Closed

Please click on the link to view Sid Litke, “Why Is There Suffering?”

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Is God Good?

April 3, 2013 , SEA , Comment Closed

This video addresses the problem of evil in a clear, helpful, and succinct way. (See below for a caution.) It can also be viewed on YouTube here. At one point, this piece refers to the…

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Blog Post About the Aurora Shooting

July 26, 2012 , Kevin Jackson , No Comment

This believer and her children were at the Batman movie in Aurora, Colorado, where the recent shootings took place. She has some good thoughts to share, especially regarding the character of God. So You Still…

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